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one area, crimea has already voted to become part of russia. but along the black sea if those regions block away from ukraine like crimea did ukraine would be cut off from major ports and some appliance. it would be nearly land locked. and if russia controlled those regions it would have to access all the resources. now, russia says it's not the aggressor. john terret joins us. john. >> that is stance taken throughout this crisis by the russians. vitaly cherkin, said the geneva accord signed back in april is effectively dead now and he blamed ukraine, kyiv and its western backers for letting that happen. in response, the council heard from the measured response from kyiv. samantha power the u.s. ambassador to the security council talked about 26,000 square kilometers of land presently being fought over by ukraine and russia and said throughout this 63 day crisis the ukrainians have tried to end it peacefully. here's more about what samantha power had to say. >> as its country has been carved up, as foreign operatives have arrived, ukraine has c
one area, crimea has already voted to become part of russia. but along the black sea if those regions block away from ukraine like crimea did ukraine would be cut off from major ports and some appliance. it would be nearly land locked. and if russia controlled those regions it would have to access all the resources. now, russia says it's not the aggressor. john terret joins us. john. >> that is stance taken throughout this crisis by the russians. vitaly cherkin, said the geneva accord...
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we have an agreement with russia. respect for territorial integrity, respect for sovereignty, and all the things that russia has done in the past few months have violated all of those principles so that idea of seeing russia as a partner is now not something you can do any more. >> unsettled pictures today. when you heard about talks in geneva, did you ever imagine, and this was just a few weeks ago, did you ever imagine this would escalate to the current point? >> absolutely, i did. >> really. >> . >> i thought the talks were a charade. while it is permenting on the ground. putin does not have any serious pressure. they are organizing local militias he has tens of thousands of troops on the russian side, and he is going to continue to try to break up ukraine, grab these territories and exit to russia. and also close to rug president vladimir putin, talked to him today, how important is angle merkel in this process? >> she is critical to any european response. there needs to be a transatlantic, response, and in fact,
we have an agreement with russia. respect for territorial integrity, respect for sovereignty, and all the things that russia has done in the past few months have violated all of those principles so that idea of seeing russia as a partner is now not something you can do any more. >> unsettled pictures today. when you heard about talks in geneva, did you ever imagine, and this was just a few weeks ago, did you ever imagine this would escalate to the current point? >> absolutely, i...
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so it's harder for the truth to get back into russia. but it's not hard to get into ukraine. pretty much everyone in ukraine understands what's happening. as you said earlier, this is not a matter of whether the russians will invade ukraine. ukraine. >> what is putin's goal to create chaos, to make the elections a failure or is he trying to execute this putin doctrine of intervening wherever he thinks ethnic russians are threatened and create a new russian block endowmented by russia? >> all of the above. the first two things you mentioned, as you know and your viewers know there is a very important election coming up on the 25th may that is supposed to give all of the citizens of the supposedly independent sovereign state of ukraine a chance to elect a government to replace the extraordinarily corrupt and brutal regime that was really -- doesn't even deserve to be called a government at the end, of former president yanukovych. and what putin is trying to do is make sure that doesn't happen. that he can disrupt enough of the ukraine geog
so it's harder for the truth to get back into russia. but it's not hard to get into ukraine. pretty much everyone in ukraine understands what's happening. as you said earlier, this is not a matter of whether the russians will invade ukraine. ukraine. >> what is putin's goal to create chaos, to make the elections a failure or is he trying to execute this putin doctrine of intervening wherever he thinks ethnic russians are threatened and create a new russian block endowmented by russia?...
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if russia were to go up against nato and the russians themselves know this, it would be no contest, russia would be defeated. the problem with nato is not capable as political will. >> ukraine is not a nato member. let me ask you this. did u.s. intelligence miss the signs in crimea and are we seeing the same unfold in eastern ukraine? >> according to newspaper reports, we had seven to 10 days of warning in crimea and they were unable to come to an assessment. i think it's not only an intelligence failure, but a resounding policy failure on the part of the administration, as well. >> what would your policy prescription be for this situation, mr. blank? >> right now? >> yes. >> first of all, since the administration has ruled out military forces, they're not going to send military assistance to ukraine in form of forces, i would have given the ukrainians the weapons and training they needed right from the start, actually from the start, i would have had ukraine have it nato to be a peace keeper in ukraine and crimea and that probably would have ended things. we need to send weapons, training
if russia were to go up against nato and the russians themselves know this, it would be no contest, russia would be defeated. the problem with nato is not capable as political will. >> ukraine is not a nato member. let me ask you this. did u.s. intelligence miss the signs in crimea and are we seeing the same unfold in eastern ukraine? >> according to newspaper reports, we had seven to 10 days of warning in crimea and they were unable to come to an assessment. i think it's not only...
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he called this part of ukraine new russia, and like old russia now needs to be part of the russia of which he is president. that's his intent. the development in the last few weeks points in that direction. reports say a lot of these people, ag tators are getting the orders from moscow. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. insight. >> my pleasure. >>> the numbers are frightening, one in five women assaulted during their college years, and only 12% of victims report the results to authorities. the obama has taken steps to fix what has been referred to as a college epidemic. vice president joe biden announced a proposal to protect students from sexual assault that will help schools reduce the number of assaults on their campuses as well as give support to vick tips. >> colleges -- victims. >> colleges and universities can no longer turn a blind eye or rape or sexual assault. we need to provide survivors with more support. justice. >> nothing in the proposal is legally binding. will the recommendations have the wanted and needed impact. >> joining us from stamford connecticut is cof
he called this part of ukraine new russia, and like old russia now needs to be part of the russia of which he is president. that's his intent. the development in the last few weeks points in that direction. reports say a lot of these people, ag tators are getting the orders from moscow. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. insight. >> my pleasure. >>> the numbers are frightening, one in five women assaulted during their college years, and only 12% of victims report the...
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and pro-russia activists are tightening *their grip on eastern cities. hundreds stormed buildings across luhansk today, a province that borders russia. barnaby phillips is in eastern ukraine with this report. >> the pro-russian crowd swept into the government building in luhansk unopposed- and despite widespread rumours that this takeover was imminent- the police did nothing- they seem unwilling to take on the crowds, and they were escorted away. so pro russian groups continue to extend their control in eastern ukraine. they want to hold them in early may, but in order for that vote to be credible, they need to have a large number area of authority. and that's what's driving them on. but how fair would such a vote be? roman lazorenko runs a news website in donetsk- we're going to his office - he's taken down the name plaque- and most of his staff are too afraid to come here- after a visit by a group of masked men who said he should report more favourably on the self-declared 'people's republic of donetsk' >> if the influence of the people's republic of d
and pro-russia activists are tightening *their grip on eastern cities. hundreds stormed buildings across luhansk today, a province that borders russia. barnaby phillips is in eastern ukraine with this report. >> the pro-russian crowd swept into the government building in luhansk unopposed- and despite widespread rumours that this takeover was imminent- the police did nothing- they seem unwilling to take on the crowds, and they were escorted away. so pro russian groups continue to extend...
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much depends upon russia for trade. patricia has more >> a shot across the kremlin's bow, secretary of state john kerry promised more sanctions if russia fails to deescalate the crisis in ukraine. >> let me be clear. if russia continues in this direction, it will not just be a mistake. it will be an expensive mistake >> western sanctions have been limited largely targeting members of russian president putin's inner circle, a bank with credit and a crimeian gas company and energy giant gasprom. western leaders have not said how they would broad en those meyers. experts believe the most powerful sanctions would aim to isolate russia financially by blocking international payment systems and western investment >> if we cut them off from that, we could force a rapid adjustment of the sort we saw in 2008 in global markets after lehman failed >> russia is deeply intwined in financial markets relying on billions in foreign money to finance cross border trade and investment as well as international payment systems to process tra
much depends upon russia for trade. patricia has more >> a shot across the kremlin's bow, secretary of state john kerry promised more sanctions if russia fails to deescalate the crisis in ukraine. >> let me be clear. if russia continues in this direction, it will not just be a mistake. it will be an expensive mistake >> western sanctions have been limited largely targeting members of russian president putin's inner circle, a bank with credit and a crimeian gas company and...
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ukraine is with russia. long live donbas >> it's also in slovyansk that the european militariary observers are being held by pro-russian gun men who said .1 way the observers could be released would be in exchange for the governments of kiev holding a number of pro-russian activists >> prisoners have always been pawns to exchange during times of war. it's an international practice to swap prisoners. there is nothing scary about it. >> this is the administration center in donetsk, and as you can see, there is no sign of pro-russian groups are giving up their control. their barricades are still up. let's go over here and see the other side of life in the east because for most people, things are going on as normal. they might be ang. they are keeping to themselves. >> that's the same not just in donetsk but across eastern ukraine. >> kiev, they were marking a grim an accompanies re, 28 ye s years. it was event did on the eastern border that occupied the politicians who came to this event. >> translator: if russ
ukraine is with russia. long live donbas >> it's also in slovyansk that the european militariary observers are being held by pro-russian gun men who said .1 way the observers could be released would be in exchange for the governments of kiev holding a number of pro-russian activists >> prisoners have always been pawns to exchange during times of war. it's an international practice to swap prisoners. there is nothing scary about it. >> this is the administration center in...
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ukraine is with russia. long live donbas. >> it's also in slovyansk that the observers are being held by pro-russian gunmen who said one way the observers could be released would be for exchange in the government of kiev holding a number of pro-russian activists. prisoners have always been poised to exchange during times of war. it's an international practice to swap prisoners. there is nothing scary about it. this is the administration center in donetsk. there is no sign russian groups are giving um control. let's go see the other side of life in the east because for most people, things are going on as normal. they might be anxious. they are keeping opinions to themselves. >> that's the same not just in donetsk but across eastern ukraine. closer to kiev, they are marking a grim anniversary, 28 years since the chernobyl nuclear accident on the eastern border seems to preoccupy the politicians who came to this event. >> if russia continues its aggression and ignores decisions made during negotiations, includi
ukraine is with russia. long live donbas. >> it's also in slovyansk that the observers are being held by pro-russian gunmen who said one way the observers could be released would be for exchange in the government of kiev holding a number of pro-russian activists. prisoners have always been poised to exchange during times of war. it's an international practice to swap prisoners. there is nothing scary about it. this is the administration center in donetsk. there is no sign russian groups...
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they cut short a trip to italy today citing escalating tensions with russia. >> russian military aircraft today crossed and violated ukrainian air space for seven times. it's clear that russian aggression has its aim to undermine the global security and global stability. to redraw the lines and to revise the consequences of the second world war. >> meanwhile, in an effort to calm things down, moscow promises to help win the release of european monitors who are being held captive by pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine. al jazeera's barnaby phillips has more from danask right near the russian border. >> on both sides funerals are political events. this time it was pro-russian separatists laying a hero to rest. in the town of slow yafk is now a martyr for the cause. >> long live dabansk. >> it's also in slow yank. >> they're not observers. they're spying. >> the barricades are still up. let's go over here and see the other side of life in the east. for most people things are normal. they might be anxious and that's the say in dansk and across eastern ukraine. closer to kiev they were
they cut short a trip to italy today citing escalating tensions with russia. >> russian military aircraft today crossed and violated ukrainian air space for seven times. it's clear that russian aggression has its aim to undermine the global security and global stability. to redraw the lines and to revise the consequences of the second world war. >> meanwhile, in an effort to calm things down, moscow promises to help win the release of european monitors who are being held captive by...
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and russia will respond. >> it's a big story tonight. steven fish as also thank you very much. >> my pleasure, john. >>> this weekend the catholic church is getting not one but two saints and both of them were popes. pope john the 23rd, and pope john paul the second. one of john paul's oldest supporters says he knew the pope was a saint all along. nick schifrin reports. >> reporter: johnny has always known what he wanted to be. he has been cutting hair, shampooing, shaving for 60 years, and he is only 66. >> this is my destiny, this is my -- my work, my job, my -- my life. >> reporter: he fills his barbara shop with a lifetime of memories and mementos. some are ancient. >> does it work? oh. hum. some a mere half century old. and there's one memory he cherishes most. >> with this shot -- [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: these are the ones used on john paul ii. >> yes. >> reporter: johnny cut his hair and shaved him and about a month later he became john paul ii. >> reporter: is he a saint? >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: to become a roman cat
and russia will respond. >> it's a big story tonight. steven fish as also thank you very much. >> my pleasure, john. >>> this weekend the catholic church is getting not one but two saints and both of them were popes. pope john the 23rd, and pope john paul the second. one of john paul's oldest supporters says he knew the pope was a saint all along. nick schifrin reports. >> reporter: johnny has always known what he wanted to be. he has been cutting hair, shampooing,...